Anne in air near miss

THE Princess Royal was involved in an "air proximity incident" earlier today, Buckingham Palace confirmed. It is believed that an aeroplane carrying Anne to engagements in Scotland was involved in a near-miss with another aircraft.

THE Princess Royal was involved in an "air proximity incident" earlier today, Buckingham Palace confirmed.

It is believed that an aeroplane carrying Anne to engagements in Scotland was involved in a near-miss with another aircraft.

She was on her way to attend engagements in Banffshire and Aberdeenshire.

The Ministry of Defence said the incident between an RAF HS125 plane and a Eurofighter Typhoon took place in the Morecambe Bay area.

Investigation

A spokesman said: "A loss of separation was reported by National Air Traffic Services to the Civil Aviation Authority following an incident involving two aircraft, an RAF HS125 and the other, a Eurofighter Typhoon, shortly after 10am this morning.

"It took place over Morecambe Bay and a full investigation is under way."

The 54-year-old Princess, the Queen's only daughter, was on board the Royal Squadron plane en route to Portsoy in Banffshire where she was visiting a sports development.

The MoD said the aircraft did not collide but infringed into the designated "buffer zones" built into their flight paths.

A spokeswoman said that both aircraft had a specific separation distance agreed between them, but confirmed one breached that space.